Telegram-herald., 1887-10-30
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te f5 a. B.s l0ale s8l 4 al.s3u ase.. al q 90 =
tlLla. lliflll aSe1 8 -e-s 4u1 ua--ils
Oaly a fe's Dgief Aaes. o0g LEY mean 20
mueh. 30 mIch. Iaey carry such world
oi uos 70 a heart-broksn mother, 4 dotins
father. snd 50 many s2dlenej. sympagnik
ln< relatives 3ni ffisals og I4s uleEry, win
soale. fair haired little fslios, VIE. after
isng vesks ~ patisat Suffering has closed
l.s tired baby eye. Ia the long pe@eetul.
ul4Nskenlng slQmoer which must one dag
come 10 you aud 1, sud ever 0as. ii
makes ones heart bleed 90 thiak q all the
frulllsss care, the unrsuardsd vigsls. the
weary h0un, and days VI untold aoguish,
wnieh came al last TO nothingntss. For
death - nothingnes There may be All
hereafter, but alss We cannot see H..
When death comes We only see aud fee. and
know our own has left Us. Ihs dark.
chiil waves may beat upon . far Oh
sEore Of refuge. but the night =
dark. the waters are leo eel :.
4nl he lost Iabe Is sleh a little one o
sSyscs forth al0ue on sssca n SEA !som the
warm. sheltered home fold-so 20 on such
a Journey nom mo.her's csaseiess watch.
ing and g fathers love. God may oe mer-
Cifrl. Cbrist may be real. rLst preachers
tell - may be so, but all We ki0w is-
baby's gone. Our bright. fair boy Is some
where else ght. He should be here
within his mothers arms. Oh God, these
mockeries cf l4fs-theSe mysteries Of Death
these praungs OF Hereafter. which we
cannot understand-whica no man has ever
iathomed. And still the world goes Oh
right on. Men lsugh s1d Jest, and women
sing-the sun rises shines forth. and sinks
behind a cloud, and sets s-night follows day.
and then again the day and night. Another
morning comes-the birds sing out. the
children shout al play. The world moves
on-right on-thoush Death Is everywhere.
An ever working. though oftdmes invisi-
bic law is the law of compensation. For in
stance, we of these chill Northern climes,
growl aboat our sudden changes" late
Springs, early Falls and long Winters. and
dream and write, and talk of the everlsst-
ing bliss 10 be found in the sunny South, =
or as the Judge" in Ranch 10, would
put IL. that glorious climate of California" ="
And an occasional Southern experience. ora
Californian visi. is truly an EN- oyaole thing.
out of those who leave Michigan or any
other of our representative Northern States.
with fairly representative Northern
climate, 10 lice in any part OF the South
proper Or in California, could all De ranged
III lDc AT OuIc RDllt4 upon tur
subject OF the weather. our word for
II, an overwhelming Ma, Ority would
vote in favor OF the gcoa old Northern
weather, with all OF its spasmodic changes
and violent displays OF ugiy temper. And
| for the very reason that these changes
| form a part oft, and because il does display
variety and temper. 1t Is with weather
as with people. Show me an everlasting
smooth and placid, irreproachable and un-
changesole person, ana l will show you q
| very stupid man or woman. aud one who
makes you very tired. So with an eternally
| unchzngeable climate. Be IL ever so beauti-
| ful, Il becomes monotonous. and mOnOtory
| means cI.aut, and etnUs Is the
| French Tor bored To death" Ii
is well to be good. bat too much
/ goodness in either men or climates, would
soon staguate this naughty, restless, rush
ing world OF ours. Perfection IN people or
weather was reserved for Heaven, and We
| have no business 20 Anticipate the things oi
| Heaven while yet on earth, and here in
| Michigan. WHAT the world Graves, needs,
| must havs 10 achieve evolution and de
| velopment. is change. contrast, variety.
| Good here, bad there. Cold today. warm
| tomorrow. No one can ever really cTdut
| the summer who has not shook and shiv-
cred though Northern Winter. No one
can ever really yesrn for Winter who b as
not broiled and blistered through South
\ en- summer. Neither season csn be fully
understood or properly appreciated without
| It's proper foil-the other Any more than
| the softer sgbuef, mellower moods ol
woman could be fully understood and sp-
prscisted were she not
"yncerain COY aud hard 10 please
And y4r.ab.e a ne sh2ds
by the lght quivering aspen made
Yes. Il is the contrasts In our ruggeC
Northern climate that make Us conpenss
ton for its roughness and uncertainties
| WHAT wealthy Grand Rapids tourist. 50
! jonrning IN Jacksonville. OF a. Pasadena
santa Barbara or los Angeles. can ever ex-
| perience that nameless. indescribsble sensa
! tloa OF pursst happiness and perfect salts
| faction which thrills 10 the heart OF ever
the poorest plebisn left At home, as he walk
| into is house albeit an unpretentiOus one
| on a stormy tail or Winter night hnds th'
| supper ready, turns up the light. heaps on th
| .us eats. dous hss dressing gown. lights BIZ
| cigar. and. drawing his fay0rlte rocker close
! 10 The isming destinations OF the CLOWN,
| crate or fireplace pUns and toasts nimsel
| INTO a 0dsslal sicstS which would lose on
nslfits charm vsre the winds TO howl les
! iarousiy. or -ss snow or rain 10 osst on
1 WaiA 4eta AAfA oAtsl9e-
AsI write, LOOK deep down into ID
lsapinr. singing. sighing crimson. white az
ysllor mysteries Of my orn Are place
iss straass sizht-al that one may see il
one Of ,hsse CLOSING. gorgeous rrsie. OF frs
place 6res-strsnge ard fascinating -
issp ration snd reveisti0n--sn open pax
0f al the poo-. dead Fast - him VINO rad
"A fortune teller saf nrsplscv Bsrsat
the blazing coe.s heaped high and =
smonz TIE paruls Nresfls 81 fsur a.
wierd sri sMllng shapes. ancsung
/ lights and shades sshen TSleys aBain
cloud shapes, santipped wsTss. fsmil :
scsnes snt fsess. geo "spi-irs ~ health a.
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s1d the p.c1Hres sFs forever cssnsinx Aa.
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nlay sseet svmfsou.ss. sld ~ gn> rsr
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